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Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V117000
Suspension: front: king pin
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-07-18.
Recall campaign NHTSA 89V117000
Suspension: front: king pin
Component Suspension: front: king pin
Manufacturer GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected 31,446
Reported to NHTSA 1989-07-18
Owners notified 1989-08-14 Defect description THE KING PIN THAT IS USED TO JOIN A TRAILER TO THE TRACTOR AT THE COUPLINGS MAY FRACTURE.
Safety risk THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAILER SEPARATION FROM THETRACTOR, WITH POTENTIAL TO INJURE PEOPLE IN ITS PATH AND TO CRASH INTO OTHERVEHICLES.
Manufacturer remedy REPLACE TRAILER MAIN BEAM (INCLUDING THE KING PIN).
Notes SYSTEM:SUSPENSION/KING PIN.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:VANS AND PLATFORM TRAILERS.
Scope of coverage 4 model years across 2 models.
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